On this day in history, let's take a trip back to December 31, 1717, when the…
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Smith Tower Gatehouse: The Odd-Looking Castle Turret on the Enola Low Grade
It looks like a castle turret hiding in the woods—but it wasn’t built for knights or…
Podcast: The Conestoga Wagon
In this episode of the Uncharted Lancaster Podcast with the approaching December 31, 1717, anniversary of…
Podcast: The Belsnickel – A Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas Tradition
The Uncharted Lancaster Podcast is back! In this episode, we explore the Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas tradition…
Headless Specter of Manor Township
On a cold winter night in 1884, a Lancaster County minister took a shortcut across a…
Podcast: How the Lancaster Woolworth Sparked a Christmas Tradition
The Uncharted Lancaster Podcast is back! In this episode, we take a deep dive into the…
Pequea Magnetic Ore Mine: A Lost Industrial Giant in the Wilds of Horse Hollow
Hidden in a steep, wooded gorge along the Pequea Creek is one of Lancaster County’s strangest…
Podcast: The Lancaster Bathtub That Started a Revolution
The Uncharted Lancaster Podcast is back! In this episode, we examine how a Lancaster bathtub started…
January 31: Safe Harbor Dam Guided Tour
Go beyond the gates and into the heart of Safe Harbor Dam with Uncharted Lancaster. This…
Uncharted Lancaster Podcast
Welcome to the Uncharted Lancaster Podcast, where we explore the hidden histories, forgotten places, and long-buried…
December 27: Marietta History Holiday Hike with Jeffrey Hudson
Join retired history teacher and longtime Marietta resident Jeffrey Hudson on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at…
The Lost Headstones of Shenks Ferry
Two headstones vanished from a hidden pioneer cemetery in Shenks Ferry…and no one knew where they…
Greenwood Cemetery Mausoleum: Lancaster’s Egyptian-Inspired Westminster Abbey
High above Lancaster, a monument rises that looks like it belongs on the banks of the…
The Pequehanna Inn: The Grand Hotel That Never Was
High above the mouth of the Pequea Creek lie the moss-covered foundations of a dream that…
Devil’s Hole Boulder Caves: Where Outlaws, Legends, and Geology Collide
Hidden deep in the woods of Brecknock Township lies one of Lancaster County’s wildest geological surprises—the…
Lost in Translation: How a Ephrata Cloister Letter Needed a Governor’s Approval
Did you know that a Latin letter written in Ephrata once caused an international mail crisis?…
Landis Valley Antique Toolbox: December Mystery Tool
Welcome back to the Antique Toolbox! Jennifer Royer, museum curator at Landis Valley Village and Farm…
Refton Cave: Lancaster County’s Lost Subterranean Lake
Beneath the quiet hills northwest of Refton lies one of Lancaster County’s strangest mysteries: a hidden…
Lancaster’s Oldest Commercial Brick Building: The Hidden Story of the Demuth Snuff Mill
Did you know Lancaster’s oldest standing commercial brick building is hiding in plain sight? Tucked beside…
When Jerky Saved the Day
A Lancaster Legend from the High Seas According to a March 1956 article in "Lancaster" magazine,…